Dead fish on the Quinnipiac
I live on the Quinnipiac, and I'm seeing dead fish floating up-river with the incoming tide--about a half dozen so far, spaced out about five minutes apart. I don't know if this is part of the kill-off from the Mill River sewage/bleach debacle of a few days ago.
I'm concerned about the osprey. If the fish were killed by bleach, I hope the concentrations have leveled out enough not to harm the birds.
--Valerie
What kind of fish if you know.
Menhaden (bunker) sometimes die off in hot weather.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 2:10 PM Richardson, Valerie via CTBirds <
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I live on the Quinnipiac, and I'm seeing dead fish floating up-river with
the incoming tide--about a half dozen so far, spaced out about five minutes
apart. I don't know if this is part of the kill-off from the Mill River
sewage/bleach debacle of a few days ago.
I'm concerned about the osprey. If the fish were killed by bleach, I hope
the concentrations have leveled out enough not to harm the birds.
--Valerie
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They could have been menhaden, although they looked more slender. The size was 8 to 12 inches. That makes me feel better about the osprey.
--Valerie
From: Paul Plotnick pdplot2@gmail.com
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To: Richardson, Valerie valerie.richardson@yale.edu
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Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Dead fish on the Quinnipiac
What kind of fish if you know.
Menhaden (bunker) sometimes die off in hot weather.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 2:10 PM Richardson, Valerie via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.orgmailto:ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:
I live on the Quinnipiac, and I'm seeing dead fish floating up-river with the incoming tide--about a half dozen so far, spaced out about five minutes apart. I don't know if this is part of the kill-off from the Mill River sewage/bleach debacle of a few days ago.
I'm concerned about the osprey. If the fish were killed by bleach, I hope the concentrations have leveled out enough not to harm the birds.
--Valerie
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I was on the Sound Wednesday and NH Harbor is filled with schools of menhaden this week. They do have dieoffs in hot weather due to low oxygen. But it could also be the sewage leak. Oxygen was lower than the last time we measured it 2 weeks ago.Mary MushinskyRiver Advocates of South Central CT
On Friday, July 10, 2020, 03:46:52 PM EDT, Richardson, Valerie via CTBirds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org wrote:
They could have been menhaden, although they looked more slender. The size was 8 to 12 inches. That makes me feel better about the osprey.
--Valerie
From: Paul Plotnick pdplot2@gmail.com
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2020 3:35 PM
To: Richardson, Valerie valerie.richardson@yale.edu
Cc: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Dead fish on the Quinnipiac
What kind of fish if you know.
Menhaden (bunker) sometimes die off in hot weather.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 2:10 PM Richardson, Valerie via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.orgmailto:ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:
I live on the Quinnipiac, and I'm seeing dead fish floating up-river with the incoming tide--about a half dozen so far, spaced out about five minutes apart. I don't know if this is part of the kill-off from the Mill River sewage/bleach debacle of a few days ago.
I'm concerned about the osprey. If the fish were killed by bleach, I hope the concentrations have leveled out enough not to harm the birds.
--Valerie
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Now there are about a dozen vultures wheeling around, just north of the Grand Avenue bridge on Front Street (New Haven).
--Valerie
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Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Dead fish on the Quinnipiac
They could have been menhaden, although they looked more slender. The size was 8 to 12 inches. That makes me feel better about the osprey.
--Valerie
From: Paul Plotnick pdplot2@gmail.com
Sent: Friday, July 10, 2020 3:35 PM
To: Richardson, Valerie valerie.richardson@yale.edu
Cc: ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org
Subject: Re: [CT Birds] Dead fish on the Quinnipiac
What kind of fish if you know.
Menhaden (bunker) sometimes die off in hot weather.
On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 2:10 PM Richardson, Valerie via CTBirds <ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.orgmailto:ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org> wrote:
I live on the Quinnipiac, and I'm seeing dead fish floating up-river with the incoming tide--about a half dozen so far, spaced out about five minutes apart. I don't know if this is part of the kill-off from the Mill River sewage/bleach debacle of a few days ago.
I'm concerned about the osprey. If the fish were killed by bleach, I hope the concentrations have leveled out enough not to harm the birds.
--Valerie
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